Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 93.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 93.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 93.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1995.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.8% | — |
| 1995 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 79.3% | 84.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 85.3% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 90.6% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.5% | 93.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 93.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release